Years ago I found myself sitting in my therapist’s office when she asked me something unexpected:
“If your life was a book, what would the title of this chapter be?”
Without skipping a beat I said “Great Potential F*cked Up.”
Cuz that’s exactly what my life felt like. A royal f’d up mess!
I had a one-year-old son and was going through a painful divorce. I sure hadn’t planned on any of that.
But it was her follow-up question that really hit home.
“What would you like your next chapter in life to be called?”
I thought about this for a few seconds, then blurted out: “Great Potential Realized.”
Because I knew things would get better. Eventually.
She was one smart therapist.
Helping me to envision *that* next chapter in my life gave me hope.
It helped me move forward. And build a better life for my son and I.
The chapters that followed
That was over 20 years ago.
Since then I’ve added a few more chapters to my book of life including:
- The Road to Peaceful Co-Parenting
- Fulfilling My Dream of Becoming a Coach
- The Accidental Entrepreneur
And now I’m at a different stage of life.
A different chapter.
One that has inspired me to think about what comes next and what I’d like to call it.
What my clients are naming their next chapters
Before deciding on my own, I asked some of the women I work with what they’d call theirs.
One client who’d just retired from a 30-year career called hers: “Freedom from Responsibility.”
After years of working hard, she’s clear it’s time to have more fun.
And a recently divorced client titled her new chapter: “Emergence.”
She’s ready to discover who she really is and what she really wants.
And after years of feeling unseen, another client called her next chapter: “You Matter.”
Because she’s finally coming back to herself.
And after a painful breakup, another chose: “Back to Serenity and Fun.”
These titles move me.
Every one of them is different. Every one of them is true.
What I’m calling mine
I’ve decided to name my next chapter:
“More Freedom and Ease.”
Because I’m ready to let go of anything that feels heavy or complicated.
And get back to what matters most.
What would you like your next chapter to be called?
So what about you?
When you think about your life moving forward — in a way that feels true to you — what title would you give it?
There’s no right or wrong answer.
You don’t need a plan first. You just need a direction that feels true.
The title often comes before the strategy — and that’s okay.
(If you’d like to share your chapter title, leave a comment below. I’d genuinely love to hear.)
And if you have a sense of what you’d like your next chapter to be — but you’re not quite sure how to get there from here — The Map Back to You might be a helpful first step.
It’s a personalized written reflection — built from your Human Design, your personality themes, and where you are right now — that helps you see your patterns and energy more clearly.
Not a plan.
More like a compass for the next chapter you’re stepping into.
Kerry xo
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